Families in Transition
Subtitle: Parenting Gender Diverse Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
Publisher: Harrington Park Press, LLC
Published: April 2019
ISBN-13: 9781939594297
Table of contents: title: A Note on the Evolution of Language; title: Foreword, by Jean Malpas, LMHC, LMFT Ackerman Institute for the Family New York City; title: Introduction, by Andrew R. Gottlieb, PhD, LCSW; title: Introduction, by Arlene I. Lev, LCSW-R, CASAC, CST; title: Part 1: Gender Nonconforming Children and Trans Youth: What You Didn’t Expect When Expecting; title: 1. It Takes a Gender Creative Parent, by Diane Ehrensaft, PhD; title: 2. Helping Parents Face Their Fears, by Irwin Krieger, LCSW; title: 3. On the (L)edge of Transition: The Reyes Family, by Lisette Lahana, LCSW; title: Part 2: Theory and Research: What Should Parents Be Aware Of?; title: 4. The “80% Desistance” Dictum: Is It Science?, by Kelley Winters, PhD; title: 5. All in the Family: How Extended Family Relationships Are Influenced by Children’s Gender Diverse and Transgender Identities, by Katherine A. Kuvalanka, PhD, Molly Gardner, MA, and Cat Munroe, PhD; title: 6. More Than the Sum of Your Parts: A Theoretical Perspective, by Andreas Neumann Mascis, PhD; title: Part 3: Clinical Issues: What Are the Parents’ Concerns and Challenges Regarding Cultural Diversity, Clinical Models, and Psychiatric Treatment?; title: 7. Walking a Tightrope: A Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Perspective on the Spectrum of Affirmation and Pathologization with Gender Diverse Youth, by Scott Leibowitz, MD; title: 8. Chinese Canadian Families with Transgender Youth, by Nena Wang, MA, and Wallace Wong, PsyD, R Psych; title: 9. Approaches to the Treatment of Gender Diverse Children and Transgender Youth, by Arlene I. Lev, LCSW-R, CASAC, CST; title: 10. Micah and His Protectors, by Lisette Lahana, LCSW; title: Part 4: Identity Transformation: How Do Children’s Gender Identity/Gender Nonconforming Behaviors Shift Parents’ Perceptions of Their Child and of Themselves as Parents?; title: 11. Transforming the Identity of Parents of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Children, by Margaret Nichols, PhD, and Stephanie Sasso, PsyD; title: 12. My Own Transition, by Elena Moser, LCSW; title: Part 5: Medical Concerns: How Do Puberty Suppression and/or Hormonal Considerations Affect Parents?; title: 13. But Doc, Is It Safe? Effects of Pubertal Suppression and Trans Hormone Therapy for Youth, by Irene N. Sills, MD; title: 14. Discussing Aspects of Medical Transition with Parents of Young Transgender People: A Psychotherapist’s Perspective, by Damien W. Riggs, PhD, FAPS; title: 15. Family-Oriented Medical Care for Gender Nonconforming Children, Adolescents, and Their Families, by Carolyn Wolf-Gould, MD; title: 16. When My Son Became My Daughter, by C.V.R., PhD; title: Part 6: Family Functioning: What Is the Effect of Gender Atypical Behavior on Parental Relationships, Extended Family, and Siblings?; title: 17. Supporting Siblings through Transition: A Child-Centered, Transfeminist Therapeutic Approach, by Shannon L. Sennott, LICSW, and Davis Chandler, LICSW; title: 18. “I Was Hoping It Would Be a Phase”: The Challenges Parents Face Raising a Gender Nonconforming Child, by Elizabeth Anne Riley, PhD; title: 19. The Experiences of Parents of Transgender Individuals Who Transition in Adulthood, by Katherine Rachlin, PhD; title: 20. Transition in Four Voices, by Barbara Rio-Glick, MSW, Shelley Rio-Glick, MSW, Sonya Rio-Glick,; title: and AJ Rio-Glick; title: Part 7: Educational Concerns: How Do Parents Manage and Advocate for Gender Nonconforming Children and Transition-Related Issues in a School Setting?; title: 21. Social Transitioning for Gender Dysphoric Children: A Practical Guide for Parents, by Wallace Wong, PsyD, R Psych, and Sabrina C. H. Chang, MA; title: 22. Please Stop Calling My Daughter “He”: Advocating for Teens and Preteens in the School Setting, by Deborah Coolhart, PhD, LMFT; title: Part 8: Support Groups: What Is the Parent’s Experience of Available Support Groups and Advocacy Organizations?; title: 23. The Experience of Parent Facilitators in a PFLAG Support Group for Parents of Transgender Youth and Young Adults, by Melissa MacNish, MA, LMHC; title: 24. Peer Support for Parents of Gender Nonconforming Children: Benefits and Risks, by Rex Butt, PhD; title: 25. Camp Aranu’tiq: Notes from the First Camp for Transgender and Gender Variant Youth, by Nick M. Teich, LCSW, PhD; title: 26. Tom-Girl, Trans Girl, Pink Boy: Finding a Support Group for All, by Lauren P., PsyD; title: Appendix: Best Practices for the Care of Transgender Youth; title: About the Editors and Contributors; title: Acknowledgments, by Andrew R. Gottlieb; title: Acknowledgments, by Arlene I. Lev; title: Index